Chinese Socialists

The Socialists were a faction of Qing dynasty-era Chinese politics that existed from 1861 to 1936. The Socialists advocated a revolution against the monarchy, and they allied with the radical Chinese Republicans and other revolutionary parties to form the Tongmenghui secret society. The Socialists believed in a state-run and protected economy, the complete separation of church and state, multiculturalism, and decreased military spending, and they would ally with the Communist Party of China after the CPC came to power.